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Hurricanes win Game 6, raise Cup for second time
Key takeaways
- Starting for the third straight game, after his team trailed in the series 2-1, undrafted rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi made 22 saves and picked up the win, his third of the postseason.
- "It's special, it's been a special year," Bussi told ESPN's Emily Kaplan on the ice before the Cup ceremony.
- Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty net goal at the 18:52 mark of the third period to conclude the scoring.
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LAS VEGAS -- Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake each scored their seventh goal of the postseason, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final Sunday night, giving the franchise its second NHL title.
Starting for the third straight game, after his team trailed in the series 2-1, undrafted rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi made 22 saves and picked up the win, his third of the postseason.
"It's special, it's been a special year," Bussi told ESPN's Emily Kaplan on the ice before the Cup ceremony. "It's been an honor to be able to do it with this group, everyone deserves it so much."
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